The state closed more than 300,000 acres of water bottom to shellfish harvests today as a way to save tax dollars spent on water quality monitoring with little impact to fishermen. The closures – the result of funding cuts approved in last year’s state budget – will have an impact on areas of the Albemarle […]
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In a news release, Dare County Sheriff Doug Doughtie addressed charges of cat abuse that have been made in online petitions that have been attracting attention on the Internet. The petitions allege multiple cases of animal abuse at a feral cat colony on Hatteras Island in the village of Frisco. The petitions also charge that […]
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The National Park Service today released some details on how Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials plan to address legislation passed by Congress in December that makes some changes in the seashore’s Off-Road Management Plan. The Cape Hatteras legislation, passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Bill, instructs the Secretary of Interior to review and […]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has allotted another $1.2 million for dredging of the badly shoaled Oregon Inlet. The announcement of the additional funds was made today by U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C. Last month, Jones wrote a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jo-Ellen Darcy and Lt. General Thomas […]
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GeeGee Rosell, owner of Buxton Village Books, was the guest on the on the Radio Hatteras interview show, “To the Point,” on Sunday, Feb. 1. “To the Point,” which is hosted by Island Free Press editor Irene Nolan, airs on the island’s community radio station, FM 101.5 and FM 99.9, at 5 p.m. on the […]
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Anyone who was around the Outer Banks from the turn of the century through 2008 would have seen an absolute melee every winter. Anglers came from all around to join the local crowd to chase striped bass. The fishery was hot and so was the winter money that came with it. Rental companies, motels, restaurants, […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard made international news this weekend with the Friday rescue of five people from a disabled sailboat about 220 miles off Hatteras. One of those rescued has been reported by national and international media as prominent millionaire Brian Cohen, an original investor in Pinterest. Some of the other four rescued were said […]
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The North Carolina General Assembly convened on Jan. 14 to begin its current session and to choose the leadership in both the House and Senate chambers. Phil Berger (R-District 26) will remain the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and Tim Moore (R- District 111) is now Speaker of the House, replacing former Speaker Thom […]
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Dare County announced today that the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office has launched an investigation into high gas prices along the Outer Banks, as formally requested by the county Board of Commissioners last week. According to the county’s news release, the Attorney General’s Deputy Director for Consumer Protection called county officials Friday morning and said […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Dare County officials hosted a public meeting Wednesday in Buxton to talk about the environmental document that must be prepared before the Park Service can consider giving the county a special use permit to pump sand on badly eroding beaches to protect Highway 12 on the village’s north end. The […]
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